Stacked PZT discs generate necessary power for bone healing through electrical stimulation in a composite spinal fusion implant

Keyphrases

• Adaptive Composites 33%
• Adjunct Therapy 33%
• Battery Pack 33%
• Bone Growth 66%
• Bone Healing 100%
• Compliant Layer 33%
• Composite Implant 33%
• Cyclic Load 33%
• Electrical Stimulation 100%
• Electromechanical Performance 33%
• Fabrication Challenges 33%
• FDA Guidance 33%
• Interbody 66%
• Interbody Cage 33%
• Interbody Fusion Device 33%
• Lumbar Fusion 33%
• Lumbar Load 100%
• Lumbar Spine Surgery 33%
• Macro Fiber Composite 66%
• Ovine Studies 33%
• Piezoelectric Composite Materials 33%
• Piezoelectric Disk 66%
• Piezoelectric Stack 33%
• PZT Discs 100%
• Spinal Fusion 100%
• Stimulation Mechanism 33%

Engineering

• Battery Pack 33%
• Bone Ingrowth 33%
• Composite Fiber 66%
• Composite Material 33%
• Composite Stack 33%
• Cyclic Loads 33%
• Implant 100%
• Lumbar Interbody Fusion 33%
• Piezoelectric 100%
• Piezoelectric Disk 66%
• Piezoelectric Stack 33%

Material Science

• Battery (Electrochemical Energy Engineering) 16%
• Composite Material 16%
• Cyclic Loads 16%
• Piezoelectricity 100%